Peter Thiel's $418 Million Bet On These 8 Companies Reveals AI's Biggest Bottleneck

Thiel Macro LLC resurfaced in mid-August with a $418.7 million book spread across exactly eight positions as of June 30, 2026, according to 13f.info's rendering of the filing.

24/7 Wall Street • 13 hours ago

JCP&L Rate Proposal Delays Bill Impact for Residential Customers Until 2028 While Supporting Reliability Investments

Plan gives customers time to prepare while continuing investments to strengthen electric system HOLMDEL, N.J., Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has filed a rate proposal with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU).

PRNewsWire • Aug 7, 2026

FirstEnergy Foundation Supports New Jersey Disaster Preparedness & Recovery with $100,000 Donation to the American Red Cross

HOLMDEL, N.J., Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Following Jersey Central Power & Light's (JCP&L) comprehensive effort to restore power to customers impacted by four consecutive days of devastating storms, today the FirstEnergy Foundation announced a $100,000 grant to the American Red Cross of New Jersey.

PRNewsWire • Aug 6, 2026

FirstEnergy Hits Buy Point Amid Data Center Demand

FirstEnergy stock is worth a look for cautious investors wanting exposure to the AI trade. Its yield surpasses the average payout.

Investors Business Daily • Jul 30, 2026

FirstEnergy Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

FirstEnergy NYSE: FE reaffirmed its 2026 earnings and capital-spending outlook as the utility reported second-quarter results in line with its plan and highlighted growing electricity demand from data centers across its service territory.

MarketBeat • Jul 30, 2026

FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha • Jul 29, 2026

FirstEnergy Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Strong Transmission Growth

FE's Q2 earnings and revenues top estimates as transmission growth and rising data-center demand support investment plans.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 29, 2026

FirstEnergy quarterly profit rises on data center demand, operations focus

Utility FirstEnergy reported higher second-quarter profit on Tuesday, supported by rising data center demand and ​more efficient operations across its services.

Reuters • Jul 28, 2026

FirstEnergy Reports Strong Second Quarter 2026 Results, Reaffirms Earnings Guidance and Long-Term Growth Strategy

Reports second quarter 2026 GAAP and Core Earnings (non-GAAP) of $0.50 per share Year-to-date GAAP earnings of $1.20 per share and Core Earnings of $1.22 per share Reaffirms 2026 Core Earnings guidance range of $2.62 to $2.82 per share Reaffirms Core Earnings compound annual growth near the top end of 6% to 8% from 2026 to 2030 Data center demand (contracted and pipeline) increased 30% since first quarter, with contracted demand at 6.4 GW; West Virginia demand up 137% to 4.3 GW AKRON, Ohio, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today reported second quarter 2026 GAAP earnings of $288 million, or $0.50 per basic and diluted share, on revenue of $3.7 billion. This compares to second quarter of 2025 GAAP earnings of $268 million, or $0.46 per basic and diluted share, on revenue of $3.4 billion.

PRNewsWire • Jul 28, 2026

FirstEnergy (FE) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

FirstEnergy (FE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.5 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.49 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.52 per share a year ago.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 29, 2026